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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I honestly believe they were trying to capture the heart of Maine.”
— Serena Collins Bonville, whose classic square-body pickup truck was sought out by the marketing team for the Portland Hearts of Pine during a trip to Aroostook County to shoot photos and video promoting the soccer team’s new blaze orange jersey.
TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Here’s what would happen in Maine during a government shutdown. Shutdown threats have become routine in Washington, but they’ve been averted in recent years with eleventh-hour deals between Republicans and Democrats.
This Bangor City Council candidate says social services aren’t working and should be cut back. Colleen O’Neal said the city’s policies have “created a Mecca for the homeless,” and with that comes drugs and crime.
The Portland Hearts of Pine featured Aroostook County in the marketing for their new “blaze” jersey. The soccer club’s creative team traveled four-plus hours up I-95 for a series of promotional video and photoshoots in The County.
A Maine high court justice says her potential reprimand is based on her past votes. Justice Catherine Connors is accused of violating Maine’s Code of Judicial Conduct by not recusing herself from two foreclosure cases.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE
- A former carriage house is now a $1.3M East Boothbay home
- Outraged CMP customers demand Maine regulators reject utility rate proposal
Bangor mental health center is moving to Brewer - UMaine cancels floating wind power conference
- Houlton town manager still on the job after felony arrest
- Deadly dog virus detected in Houlton
- 21-year-old killed in Maine motorcycle crash
- Union man gets 10 years for bringing kilos of drugs to the midcoast
- Colby College evacuated after bomb threat
- Maine man drowns after falling into Niagara River
- Man pleads guilty to killing Maine couple in front of their children
- Ellsworth man hit by tractor-trailer when he ran across Maine Turnpike to get away from police
- UMaine hockey loaded with many new faces, same winning swagger
- Former UMaine hockey star leads Hurricanes in scoring, fights for NHL roster spot
MAINE IN PICTURES
FROM THE OPINION PAGES
“Out-of-state advocacy groups are pouring money into our state to pressure us into adopting a policy that looks good on paper but fails in practice.”
LIFE IN MAINE
Harold Alfond’s old sweatshirt has become a good luck charm for UMaine hockey.
Is it time to ditch your tree stand for a ground blind?
This Maine bird will eat right out of your hand.
